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<p>[QUOTE="jb_depew, post: 2983845, member: 88227"]I used to feel bad about being a generalist in all things in life (including my habit of collecting both Greek and Roman Coins without a specialty). Then, I read this quote from Robert Heinlein:</p><p> </p><p>"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess being a generalist is OK <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie27" alt=":bored:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Here's a pan-head from my collection (excuse the lazy cell phone pic).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/PfVZiM4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/o7blN9a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Thrace, Pantikapaion - Pan and Griffin, 310-303 BC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jb_depew, post: 2983845, member: 88227"]I used to feel bad about being a generalist in all things in life (including my habit of collecting both Greek and Roman Coins without a specialty). Then, I read this quote from Robert Heinlein: "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." I guess being a generalist is OK :bored: Here's a pan-head from my collection (excuse the lazy cell phone pic). [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/PfVZiM4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/o7blN9a.jpg[/IMG] Thrace, Pantikapaion - Pan and Griffin, 310-303 BC[/QUOTE]
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